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Agustín Millares Sall
Agustín Millares Sall (1917–1989) was a Spanish poet who was part of the social poetry and realistic poetry movements. He is one of the poets who are considered precursors of these movements which appeared after World War II. Biography Agustin Millares Sall was born on the 30th of June 1917 in Las Palmas De Gran Canaria. From a young age he was involved in local culture. This was due to his father being poet Juan Millares Carlo, and his brothers being painters Manolo Millares and Eduardo Millares, poet Jose Maris Millares Sall and timple player Toyoto Millares. He also had a sister, Jane Millares Sall who was also a painter. In high school Agustin Millares Sall would have writer Agustin Espinosa as a teacher. Agustin Espinosa inspired him to travel to Madrid to study Philosophy and literature, but due to the Spanish Civil War he was unable to continue his studies. During the 1930s the completely self-taught poet joined the Progressivism, progressive movement in Spain. He p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), the most populous city in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, and the ninth-largest city in Spain with a population of 381,223 in 2020. It is also the fifth-most populous urban area in Spain and (depending on sources) ninth- or tenth-most populous metropolitan area in Spain. Las Palmas is located in the northeastern part of the island of Gran Canaria, about off the Moroccan coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Las Palmas experiences a hot desert climate,ThWorld map of Koppen-Geiger climate classification/ref> offset by the local cooler Canary Current, with warm temperatures throughout the year. It has an average annual temperature of . The city was founded in 1478, and considered the ''de facto'' (without legal and real recognition)''La Junta Suprema de Canarias''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
